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| HER Number: | MDV27923 |
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| Name: | Medieval Field system at Hawns, Cornwood |
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Summary
Medieval field system to west, east and south of Hawns farmstead
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 613 622 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of Hawns medieval farmstead, extensive field system, pillow mound and later weirs as well as Bronze Age hut circles in Dendles Wood
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SW114
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1220785
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/243
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX6263, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV154704.
National Monuments Record, 1977, NMR SX6162, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV154453.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Field system extending across both banks of Broadall Lake presumably associated with deserted buildings at SX611624 and SX612625. Visible on aerial photographs from 1976 and 77.
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1998, Hawns and Dendles: An Archaeological Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 10, Figures 7-8 (Report - Survey). SDV346246.
At Hawns the late Medieval field boundaries survive as substantial cornditches and revetments. The field system has suffered disturbance and mutilation by agrarian activity. The turf and stone banks are between 2.2 and 3.5 metres wide by up to 1.2 metres high with construction ditches on one or both sides.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Medieval Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV345602.
Medieval field system shown on survey to the west,east and south of Hawns farmstead. Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
A series of irregularly-shaped fields depicted on the modern map at this location. Some of the adjoining fields to the south-east of the group are very regularly shaped and may be more modern so have been excluded from this polygon. Map object based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV154453 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. NMR SX6162. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1. |
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| SDV154704 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. NMR SX6263. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV345602 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Medieval Survey Information. English Heritage Report. Digital. |
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| SDV346246 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1998. Hawns and Dendles: An Archaeological Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Spiral Bound + Digital. 10, Figures 7-8. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4357 | Related to: Deserted farmstead on High-House Waste, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV20529 | Related to: Four hut circles north of Hawns Farmstead, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV4359 | Related to: Hawns Medieval Farmstead, Dendles Wood, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV27805 | Related to: Medieval Field system in Dendles Waste, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV28128 | Related to: Possible pillow mound south of High House Waste farmstead (Monument) |
| MDV119884 | Related to: Two Prehistoric Hut Circles south of Dendles Farmstead, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV120036 | Related to: WWII Aircraft Crash Site in Dendles Wood, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 21 2022 4:24PM |
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